It featured in an iconic movie image as William Wallace stood in defiance against the English. Now the sword wielded by Mel Gibson in Braveheart has sold for £60,000 at an auction in the US.

William Wallace – His Uncle's proverb ... whose flayed skin was taken as a trophy of victory and to make a belt for Wallace's sword. The Scots suffered one significant casualty, Andrew Murray ...

It's got stained-glass windows. They want us to worship William Wallace. In the middle of the room is a huge sword which some people claim was brandished by Wallace. The first thing that strikes ...

emanating the intensity of his iconic character William Wallace in a promo pushing his ... Gibson, in his director's chair, then picks up a sword when he means to grab his megaphone ...

Students could gather their own evidence about whether this was actually the sword of William Wallace and have a class debate. Students could find out if there are any other possible ‘fakes ...